LAS VEGAS, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Gas Corporation
(NYSE: SWX) (Southwest) announced today that its board of directors has
appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as independent public
accountants for the balance of 2002. Arthur Andersen LLP, the previous
auditor, had served Southwest since 1957.

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Southwest provides natural gas service to 1.4 million customers in
Arizona, Nevada, and California.